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Kalaivaanan (1959)

Kalaivaanan poster
Directed by
P. Pullaiah
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This film tells the story of a poet from Karnataka based on real events. It follows his life and struggles.

biographicaldramaticmusicalserioushistoricalemotionalslow-pacedearnest

What happens

Kalaivaanan is 1959 Indian Tamil-language biographical film, based on the life of Karnataka poet Kaasinath, produced by Vasireddy Narayana Rao and directed by P. Pullayya. It stars A. Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Jayabheri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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